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Events
Bogie Misalignment
15 Jun 2011
22nd June 2011
Bogie Misalignment - A Key Metric for Bogie and Track Health. Presented by Paul Bladon partner at St George Consulting representing Wayside Inspection Devices Inc (WID).
17.30pm (for 18.00pm start) - Hawken Auditorium, Engineering House, 447 Upper Edwards Street, Spring Hill
QLD Chapter - RTSA Movie Night
29 May 2011
8th June 2011
Unstoppable - an RTSA movie night
The RTSA is hosting a screening of the film followed by a question and answer session with a panel of rail experts.
17:30 for 18:00 Pre movie drinks - Tribal Theatre, 346 George Street, Brisbane
QLD Chapter - Site Visit
11 May 2011
Yeerongpilly Rail Welding Facility & Asset Monitoring Vehicle
Site visit of new rail welding facility and inspection of the new asset monitoring vehicle.
EVENT: Yeerongpilly Rail Welding Facility & Asset Monitoring Vehicle
DATE: Monday 23 May 2011
TIME: 11 AM
RSVP: Friday 20 May 2011
NZ Chapter - STIMULATING RAILWAY SIMULATION
06 May 2011
- 26th May 2011
- Evening Presentation on “Stimulating the Railway Simulation”
- “Railway network simulation” - Ian Cotton, David Bond (KiwiRail Network)
- “The new P13 passenger bogie ” - Allan Cannell (KiwiRail Mechanical Services )
- 5.30pm start- Hotel Intercontinental, Grey Street, Wellington
WA Chapter - Meet the Railway People Expo cancelled
06 May 2011
Due to low participant numbers the RTSA Meet the Rail Expo to be held tomorrow in Perth has been cancelled.
If you have any queries please contact
Rhiannon Hegarty
Conference & Events Coordinator, Engineers Australia
(02) 6270 6563 or rhegarty@engineersaustralia.org.au
NSW Chapter - Prolonging the Service Life of aging Freight Rollingstock
30 Apr 2011
4th May 2011
Within the freight sector, franchise operations are a growing trend. Freight rollingstock has become as much a commodity as the goods they transport. Presented by Stephen Muscat, Senior Consultant with Interfleet Technology
11.30pm (for 12.00pm start) - Bradfield Room, Central Station opposite Platform 2, Sydney
WA Chapter - Meet the Railway People Expo
18 Apr 2011
Saturday 7th May, 9:30am to 2pm at the Rydges Hotel Perth
The rail industry is a vital and challenging industry which can offer careers to students of Engineering; Project management; Business/Commerce; Safety, Risk, OHS & Human Factors; Information technology; and spatial sciences.
QLD Chapter - ICT or Are we meeting our rail safety obligations?
17 Apr 2011
27th April 2011
Information Communication Technology (ICT) - Are we meeting our rail safety obligation? Presented by George Nikandros, Principal Systems Engineer (Signals & Communications)
12.00pm (for 12.30pm start) - Hawken Auditorium, Engineering House, 447 Upper Edwards Street, Spring Hill
VIC Chapter - Building a Mining Railway in the clouds
17 Apr 2011
20th April 2011
Our April meeting features Rob Lennox, Robert Tatton-Jones and Steve Gelagin from AECOM presenting on the development of a new mining railway at an elevation of 4,500m in West Papua.
The presentation will cover the transport and mining operations, rail infrastructure design, rollingstock procurement and some of the challenges involved in developing a new railway in a remote area.
